Last night was the pinnacle of frustration with the scab ref's we have in the NFL. Not because I'm a die-hard Packers fan, but because I enjoy a good, fair game as much as the next guy. But then I got to thinking how the issue with the ref's, is like what we've seen in corporate america, and maybe this is one way to wake people up to the issues???? Below the squiggly is where I get my point across
People in this country, who love football and vote Republican need to really take a look at what's happening in the NFL with the ref's and realize that this has been happening to them, and other corporate slaves for quite some time.
First, there's the whole part about the NFL wanting to discipline the ref's more for bad calls, etc. Then, wanting the ability to replace the older ref's with the younger, less costly ref's. It's like a page out of Walker's agenda, i.e. the ALEC agenda. I wonder how many of these NFL owners are also members of ALEC? They are willing to forego the safety of the players, and the integrity of the game, all in the name of bigger profits.
The NFL is becoming a corporate entertainment venue as it is. How many "average joe's" can afford to attend a game? If it weren't for my wife's friend who sells me her tickets at cost, I wouldn't be able to attend the one game a year that I do. Sky boxes weren't created for you and me. They were created for the elites, so they don't have to mingle with the common folk.
I think the Democrats would be smart to use this opportunity to "teach" the American public that this is what goes on in many other employment situations, all at the cost of employee protection and safety. Much like in the corporate world, where employee safety is traded for profit, we are seeing player safety traded for net profits as well.
I'm making it a point to correlate what is happening in the NFL with the ref's, to what has been taking place in corporate America for quite a while. I would hope others would be willing to do the same. This is probably one of the few ways to get those on the right to see corporate greed in it's most raw form.